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Author: awprofessional.com |
Published: 28th Sep 2006 |
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Add CommentFiled in: UNIXUsed judiciously, asynchronous I/O (AIO) can provide a significant speed benefit, says David Chisnall. Perhaps enough to help your program overcome the fact that modern processors can really zoom, while hard drives still drag.
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